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title: "Use group chat"
slug: "use-group-chat"
updated: 2026-07-23T10:06:56Z
published: 2026-07-23T10:06:56Z
canonical: "help.8x8.com/use-group-chat"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.8x8.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use group chat

> [!WARNING]
> Important:
> 
> Depending on your organization's requirements for **8x8 Work for Desktop**, you may have access to [Team Messaging](/documentation/docs/use-team-messaging) or to group chat.

Let’s say you want to send a chat message to all members of your team, rather than sending one at a time. Using your company contacts, you can form a group chat of three or more people to streamline your communications in **8x8 Work for Desktop**.

**To start a group chat:**

1. From your **Messages ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/icon-message_16x18.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A12%3A28Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A12%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=RsTMtGKMtClJ2K9ovmN3oMkmOtIisigGN9uvgdplcFI%3D)** or **Contacts ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/Tab_Contacts_18x18.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A12%3A28Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A12%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=RsTMtGKMtClJ2K9ovmN3oMkmOtIisigGN9uvgdplcFI%3D)** lists, select a contact to chat with.
2. In the chat, click the **More ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/icon-more-conversation_9x18.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A12%3A28Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A12%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=RsTMtGKMtClJ2K9ovmN3oMkmOtIisigGN9uvgdplcFI%3D)** option next to the contact's name to open a drop-down menu.
3. From the drop-down, select **Add people** to bring up your **contact directory**.
4. In the **contact directory** that opens, type in or select the contacts you would like to add.
5. Once you are finished, click **Done** to form and open the new group chat.